ACTOR · FROM GLASGOW, UK
Phyllida Law
1932–2026100 credits since 1951
BittersweetMelancholicHeartwarmingFamilyThought provoking
ABOUT PHYLLIDA
Phyllida Law OBE (8 May 1932 — 27th July 2026) was a Scottish actress of screen and stage, and the mother of actresses Emma and Sophie Thompson.
Biography from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA. Credits and photos from TMDB.
Born8 May 1932
Died27 July 2026
BirthplaceGlasgow, UK
Known forActing
On Cineora55 of 100 titles
Known for
The titles people know Phyllida from.
Movie
Movie
Movie
Movie
Series
Movie
Movie
Movie
Movie
Movie
Movie
MovieCareer
IMDb rating of each title on Cineora, by year.
- Titles on Cineora
- 55
- Average IMDb
- 6.9
- Highest rated
- Foyle's WarIMDb 8.6
- Working since
- 1951
Size: how widely seen
Filmography
The 2020s
1 title · IMDb 6.0 on averageMovieas Arlene
The 2010s
8 titles · IMDb 6.4 on average
Movieas Baker on the iPad #1
Movieas Suzanne
Movieas The Broker
as Lady Anne Meriot · 2 episodes
Movieas Mrs. Cavendish
Movieas Ruth
Movieas Grandmother
Under the Hammer
Not on Cineora1 episode
The 2000s
30 titles · IMDb 6.7 on average
Movieas Boheme
Movieas Mrs. Austen
Seriesas Bea Nelson-Stanley · 2 episodes
Movieas Helen
Seriesas Aunt Auriel · 16 episodes
as Sarah
Movieas Mrs. Warne
Movieas Mother Canisius
The 1990s
19 titles · IMDb 6.8 on average
Seriesas Lady Margaret · 2 episodes
Movieas Lady Drake (Alex's Mother)
as The Grandmother
as Veronica
Movieas Shouting Woman (uncredited)
Movieas Woman at Hairdresser #1
Movieas Elspeth
Movieas Vronskaya
The 1980s
17 titles · IMDb 7.9 on average
as Annette de Lancel · 2 episodes
About Face
Not on Cineora1 episode
as Olivia Esholt · 1 episode
as Julia
Series1 episode
Seriesas Mrs Llewellyn-Smythe · 1 episode
That's Love
Not on Cineora26 episodes
The 1970s
15 titles · IMDb 7.7 on average
Seriesas Magistrate · 1 episode
Seriesas Maggie Patton · 1 episode
as Aunt Gwen · 6 episodes
as Phyllis · 1 episode
Abide with Me
Not on Cineoraas Joan Drummond
as Joan
1 episode
Seriesas Honoria Bird · 2 episodes
The 1960s
7 titles · IMDb 6.2 on averageWho-Dun-It
Not on Cineoraas Miss Margaret · 1 episode
as Alison Murray · 1 episode
Movieas Jean
as Jeanette Hornby · 1 episode
The Jazz Age
Not on Cineoraas Miss Cummins · 1 episode
City '68
Not on Cineoraas Diana Stevenson · 1 episode
Drama 61-67
Not on Cineoraas Ann Shelley · 1 episode
The 1950s
3 titles
as Greta · 1 episode
as Rosie McCallion · 1 episode
as Maria · 1 episode
Often works with
The people who keep turning up in Phyllida’s titles.
Emma ThompsonNanny McPhee, Much Ado About Nothing and 3 more
Stephen FryPeter's Friends, A Bit of Fry & Laurie and 2 more
Alan RickmanA Little Chaos, Judas Kiss and 1 more
Imelda StauntonMuch Ado About Nothing, Peter's Friends and 1 more
Greta ScacchiEmma, Miss Austen Regrets and 1 more
Greg WiseJudas Kiss, Mad Cows and 1 more
Craig FergusonSaving Grace, Then Came You and 1 more
